Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to composer Gunther Schuller and musicologist and historian Barry Kernfeld, ...

Audience members who attend a Duke Ellington Orchestra performance sometimes get something extra with their price of admission. “When the audience comes to hear The Duke Ellington Orchestra they ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — The Duke Ellington Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at the F.M.

Duke Ellington was eulogized as "the supreme jazz talent of the past fifty years" by critic Alistair Cooke in a 1983 issue of Esquire Magazine. A prolific composer, Ellington created more than 2,000 ...

Genuine legends can go by a single name.For even fewer still, a title is plenty good enough. Where music is concerned, there's one Duke and only one Duke. The Duke Ellington Orchestra joined the Grand ...

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington's most iconic tunes. In celebration of the great pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, Boston's Aardvark Jazz Orchestra plays some of his most iconic ...

Apr. 2—HENDERSON — Almost 100 years ago, Edward Kennedy Ellington gave the downbeat on a jazz number and his orchestra opened a seven-year run at the Cotton Club in Harlem. That downbeat also marked ...

FORT PIERCE — Sunrise Theatre in historic Downtown Fort Pierce is pleased to present The Duke Ellington Orchestra on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. A world-class big band, The Duke Ellington Orchestra ...

The early 1950s were a worrying time for Duke Ellington. Musical tastes were changing and big bands were going out of business. Ellington was nervous. "I like to keep a band so I can write and hear ...

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He is revered by many, if not most, baritone saxophone players as the “godfather” of the instrument. He could blow and hold notes on his saxophone like few other players then or since. He was a ...

During the final 12 years of his life, Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was notably eclectic in his musical endeavors, but a new recording “Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: The Conny Plank Session” (Grönland ...